Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1887-12-14

low the payment OF feMuus1aAss 1891 -
certainly results IN very largo increase n
IN almost countless forms he needs Tor the
use Of himself and his family. He receives
AZ The desk Of his employer his wages. ana
berhaps before he reaches home is eofigeds
III the purchase for the family Of articles
which embrace his. own labor, 70 return
the tariff permits, the hard earned compen-
sation of many days labor.
|. The farmer and the agricultural laborers
who manufacture nothing, but who
PAY rHs 1roREAsED PRICE
which the tariff imposes upon every agricui,
tural implement, upon all they wear, and
mon an they use and own, except the increase
IN their fiocks and herds and such things as
their husbaridry produces from the soil, are
intffsd to did in maintaining the present
situation. Mind that they are told that high
duty on imported wool is necessary for, the
benefit Of those who have sheep TO Shear, IN
order that the price OF their wool may DO
They Of course are not reminded that the
farmer who has no sheep is by this scheme
Obliged, in his purchase OF clothing ana
wooden goods, to pay tribute to his fellow
farmer, as well as to the manufactured ana
merchants nor is any mention made OF the
fact that the sheep owners themselves and
Sthef articles manufactured from the wool
thev sali Ut tariff, prices, and thus as ccri-
SINNERS must ..at1tfu their share OF this In
creased price to the tradesman.
think 1t may be fairly assumed that
large proportion Of the sheep owned by the
fafThefs throHghoqt the country, are found
in small flocks, iumbering from twenty FIVE
Of imported wool which these sheep
x,;,Id ;o IN ranta for zach
pound of the value of so cents or less and
IL cents for each pound of the value of more
than 80 cents. If, the liberal estimate of six
pounds be dil6wed for each fleece, the duty
thereon would be GO or 20 eehts, md this
may be taken as the utmost advancement 81
Its Iirice to- the farmer by reason of this duty:
EirHteeH dollars would thus represent the
increased price Of tie Wool from twerty FIVE
sheep, and $36 that from the wool OF nifty
sheep; and at present values, this addi-
ton would amount to about one third OF Its
price, If upon its sale the farmer receives
this a ggs tara Pras 1s The w9 I'll. lsaves
Wb s es in s I'll s ah Ga iii sdhefe e it.
until 1t reaches the consumer. Whsn manu-:
featured into cloth and other goods aud
material for use its
COST Is NOT ONLY INCREASED
to the extent Of the farmer tariff profit, but
d further sum has been added for the benefit
Al fHs maHfi fakfnfef: Under Che operation Of
fhe tariff la5ed, til fiIS meantime the day
arrives when the farmer hnds II necessary
to purchase WOODEN goods and inatef1M TO
clothe hifiseh sud family for the winter.
When he faces the tradesn1Sn f0r that pur;;
nose he discovers that he is ofIieedi NOT
pnlv to return in the way of Increased
prices his tariff profit on the wool sold, and
which then perhaps lies before him in man
tifactuted form; but that he must add q con-
nosa Z; ~, HenSsJ T. top;H aHt1 III AZ
1000 ,SeI;Jfo b H. frhS,s i ia and Ex Il
ara,,sad y, tlss fsnt fIaf Ia bas ,;a;d mon 4
oS ,at;o ,,ya,, X ,racreta iirclase as 4
rasm,t i af ~ ter;fp scbsme wh;xh. %hei, he
soIa ~. rvooI saa1neJ % nrotitahIa an i3s
craasa IN " nr;ca more than snfficient to sweep
away al tie safiff SrSft he received on the
WI W ne 1ho nIhar of farnars enoaoea n
WOOL rais;no Il comnared with ali Ira farm
W =, the oen,,+rs and tha small nrnnort;nn
tho, h snv ~ ON. nnnniat;on 10 considered:
Why, Il 10 ,,o5a annarent that in The case
AZ q 1aroe mart Of those who own sheen. ina
benefit Of tha present tariff oi vooi Is il
inarr,, o. and shoSe ali yrbeI; Il TGt,sf ia
ai ts+ tSs a ~ Ike cnst ~
GS;,so SgH taS III aMaH ts+iff becomas Z
t ts.Is, aase 49,. 1T tTa3aS.4s ynaana.
aud tha rno1 HE a,rnioveI and tba niaiSs
n 1 e the sicE and lie well. and the young
p prX oId and that r. constifT,tes a far which
s aau oi rs,entIass urssn Is fastened mon the
min4h,,,o ~ aSary mar, woman and child in
the ian5 tbs reasons are snrrestsd why the
at,, ,. Dr. radnct;m Of this dmtv should ID
included in d revision OF our tariff laws.
s II spea ~ o NJ S homs u,snrfa cit,tes, ".
sr1t;uo firm
'". IS, .-.- = .4..+.. .,,.;,,.,,, .,rr,rrs
DUTY LAID UFCN IMPORTED ARTICLES
20 IL. 5n.o~:r&:o,, Al, -; Ia ~ nrar.
looked that competition among our domestic
producers sometimes has the effect of keep
ing the price of their products below the
highest limit allowed by such duty, but it is
notorious that this competition is too often
stranoled by Combinations, quite prevalent
trusts. which have fSs theff object
the regulation of the supply and
price OF Commodities made and sold By
members Of the COMMUNICATIONS The people
can hardly hone for anv consideration in the
operation Of these selfish schemers, If.
however. in the absence of such combina-
ton. healthy and free Composition reduces
fhe nrices al any rtarticular dutiable article
Of the same production below the limit
Svhich yrioht he otherwise reached Under
our tariff laws. and If. with such Reduced
nrice. no manufacturer Continues to thrive.
It is entirely evident that one thing has been
discovered which should be carefully
0o ~ ~, esfort ~ radrco +o1st;or the nacas-
sitv of combination to maintain The price OF
anv co,ortnaitv tn the tariff noinf, furnishes
nronf that sn,,a nr,a Il
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WhLiNS,ao AccEff Lo"Eh fhicES
FIR s,,ch nonnuood;tv and that s,teb rr;ce.
are raniin erativa. and the Jatfar nricea nr..
dnca;3 I,,, cnTo ps+;+;n,, W y,resre he seroe
tbimn Tben 1rbers a;tbar IF tbese condi.
tinns arists q casa would seayo 10 he nra.
sentsd for an aasv reSnction of taYationl
Tho cons;dara3;o,, ,ub;ch have haan nra